Verona Volley
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Full name | Rana Verona Volley | ||
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Founded | 2001 | ||
Ground | PalaSport Verona (Capacity: 5,350) | ||
Chairman | Stefano Fanini | ||
Manager | Radostin Stoychev | ||
League | Italian Volleyball League | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Rana Verona is a professional volleyball team based in Verona, Italy. The club plays in Serie A1 of the Italian Volleyball League.
History
[edit]The company API Volleyball Verona Ltd. was founded in June 2001 when two prominent volleyball companies in Verona, API Volleyball and Volleyball Verona Isola della Scala, merged. The then club team Volleyball Verona that played in Serie B1 won the championship and received promotion to Serie A2. The following season 2002, the team played with a new name AESSSE VRB Verona. They finished 3rd in the regular season.[1]
In 2003 the club received a short noticed offer to play in Serie A1 when Volley Parma withdrew from the competition. The club accepted the offer despite having little time to prepare. This was the club's appearance debut in Serie A1. The club was then relegated back to A2 for the next season.[1]
In 2004 the club went on to win the A2 championship without defeats. They were promoted again to A1. They also secured a five-year sponsorship with company MARMI LANZA. The team's performance were positive in the next two seasons. The team were relegated to A2 in 2007 but quickly regained promotion to play in A1 for the 2008 season. Since then the team has been playing in Serie A1. The club changed its name in 2014 to Calzedonia Verona when Calzedonia Group acquired the title sponsorship rights.[1]
With the change of sponsor, the club used WithU Volley Verona for Season 2022–2023.
Starting from the season 2023–2024, the club will be called Rana Verona, as the club signed a multi year sponsorship contract with Verona's company Giovanni Rana
Team
[edit]Team roster – season 2023/2024
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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1 | ![]() |
19 November 1990 | middle blocker |
2 | ![]() |
26 September 1999 | middle blocker |
4 | ![]() |
23 July 1997 | outside hitter |
6 | ![]() |
9 October 1999 | libero |
7 | ![]() |
13 February 1992 | setter |
9 | ![]() |
26 June 2001 | outside hitter |
10 | ![]() |
17 December 1996 | opposite |
11 | ![]() |
28 March 1998 | middle blocker |
13 | ![]() |
30 October 1993 | setter |
15 | ![]() |
11 February 2005 | libero |
18 | ![]() |
5 September 2000 | middle blocker |
19 | ![]() |
17 January 2002 | outside hitter |
20 | ![]() |
7 April 2002 | libero |
21 | ![]() |
28 October 1997 | middle blocker |
Head coach: ![]() Assistant: ![]() |
Team roster – season 2017/2018 | |||||
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No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
1 | ![]() |
May 6, 1985 | middle blocker | ||
2 | ![]() |
June 12, 1991 | middle blocker | ||
3 | ![]() |
February 11, 1979 | setter | ||
5 | ![]() |
November 14, 1995 | outside hitter | ||
6 | ![]() |
August 9, 1990 | outside hitter | ||
7 | ![]() |
February 8, 1981 | middle blocker | ||
8 | ![]() |
December 6, 1994 | outside hitter | ||
10 | ![]() |
May 19, 1997 | libero | ||
11 | ![]() |
March 28, 1998 | middle blocker | ||
12 | ![]() |
April 25, 1989 | outside hitter | ||
13 | ![]() |
October 30, 1993 | setter | ||
14 | ![]() |
November 27, 1995 | outside hitter | ||
17 | ![]() |
September 4, 1993 | outside hitter | ||
18 | ![]() |
February 11, 1991 | libero | ||
Head coach: Nikola Grbić Assistant: Giancarlo D'Amico |
Team roster – season 2016/2017 | |||||
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Calzedonia Verona | |||||
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
1 | ![]() |
November 19, 1990 | middle blocker | ||
2 | ![]() |
May 6, 1993 | outside hitter | ||
3 | ![]() |
February 11, 1979 | setter | ||
5 | ![]() |
April 19, 1993 | outside hitter | ||
6 | ![]() |
November 13, 1991 | outside hitter | ||
7 | ![]() |
August 19, 1983 | libero | ||
8 | ![]() |
August 5, 1989 | setter | ||
9 | ![]() |
June 20, 1993 | outside hitter | ||
10 | ![]() |
May 19, 1997 | libero | ||
11 | ![]() |
May 6, 1985 | middle blocker | ||
12 | ![]() |
April 25, 1989 | outside hitter | ||
14 | ![]() |
November 14, 1995 | outside hitter | ||
17 | ![]() |
February 24, 1992 | middle blocker | ||
18 | ![]() |
April 30, 1994 | outside hitter | ||
Head coach: Andrea Giani (2016–Dec 2016) Nikola Grbić (Dec 2016–present) Assistant: Matteo De Cecco 1 Samuel Holt moved to Sieco Service Ortona on November 28, 2016. |
Team roster – season 2015/2016 | |||||
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Calzedonia Verona | |||||
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | ||
1 | ![]() |
November 19, 1990 | middle blocker | ||
2 | ![]() |
May 6, 1993 | outside hitter | ||
3 | ![]() |
February 11, 1991 | libero | ||
4 | ![]() |
July 3, 1987 | middle blocker | ||
5 | ![]() |
April 19, 1993 | outside hitter | ||
6 | ![]() |
October 30, 1993 | setter | ||
7 | ![]() |
May 19, 1997 | libero | ||
8 | ![]() |
August 5, 1989 | setter | ||
10 | ![]() |
October 19, 1988 | opposite | ||
13 | ![]() |
February 7, 1988 | opposite | ||
15 | ![]() |
March 17, 1992 | outside hitter | ||
17 | ![]() |
February 24, 1992 | middle blocker | ||
18 | ![]() |
January 6, 1995 | opposite | ||
Head coach: Andrea Giani Assistant: Matteo De Cecco |
Former names
[edit]- Calzedonia Verona 2017/2018
- Blu Volley Verona
Achievements
[edit]- CEV Challenge Cup
- Italian Championship Serie A2
- Italian Cup Serie A2
Kit manufacturer
[edit]The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Verona team.
Period | Kit provider |
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2005– | Legea Mikasa Adidas |
Sponsorship
[edit]Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Calzedonia other sponsors: Petas, UnipolSai, Corsini Cancelleria, AGSM Verona, La Fortezza, Enoteca zero7, STAServizi and 30 different companies.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "BluVolley Verona - Società" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- LegaVolley squad
- Team profile at Volleybox.net